Diagnosis and management of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: A brief review

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-67

  Abed, Howraa ^a   Ball, PatrickA ^a   Wang, Le Xin ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; Syncope; Tachycardia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; EPHEDRINE; ERGOTAMINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; IVABRADINE; METHYLDOPA; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDODRINE; NORADRENALIN; OCTREOTIDE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RENIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; YOHIMBINE;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HEAD UP TILT TABLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFUSION; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RETENTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84860609008     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2012.00061     Document Type: Short Survey

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